Traditional African Dance: Beginners Class

This one hour experience, for beginners, will introduce you to the beauty of traditional Afrikan dance. In the workshop, your attention and energy will be brought to every part of your body, waking up the senses and improving your outlook.

Afidance's master drummer will use the beat of the drum to guide you through the experience. The drums play a key part in not just controlling the dance, but the providing the context and feeling of where these dances originated. These biorhythms connect you with your mind and body, giving you tools to cope with the day-to-day stresses of living. You'll be dancing to drums that originate from all over Africa – Djembe from Senegal, Kpanlogo from Ghana and more.

What to expect:

• A warm-up that helps you get used to the movements
• Building strength in parts of the body that can often go ignored
• Your host Rubba guiding you as you get more comfortable with the moves
• Learning a feel-good routine
• A final full run-through of the moves and skills you’ve discovered in a collaborative routine
• A cool down and a moment of silence to thank the ancestors that guide you

Beginners classes run every Wednesday from 6pm -7pm